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All customers installing an SSL certificate not purchased from HostPapa will need to install the Alpha CA Intermediate Root CA certificate onto their
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The GlobalSign SSL Certificate Secure Site Seal by HostPapa is a sign of trust on the Internet and it shows your customers their transactions are
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The name of the site is specified within the certificate in the Issued to field. This must match whatever is being displayed in the address bar.
The
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Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol used to secure your website by encrypting information as it travels between the HostPapa server and an
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An SSL certificate can only be used and accessed via the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
If you purchase a certificate for yourdomain.com, it
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SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates first came on the scene in 1996 to create a security layer between the connection of a website and its end user
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Once you have purchased and installed an SSL certificate, you can configure your server to automatically redirect visitors to the secure version of
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HTTPS or Secure HTTP is an encryption method that secures the connection between a user’s browser and your server. This makes it harder for hackers
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When you protect your site with an SSL certificate, visitors may receive mixed content warnings from their browsers if you have not secured all the
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If you’d like to use the Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate that comes pre-enabled on your account, you do not need to proceed with these installation
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Note: If you have a HostPapa web hosting account and have purchased a GlobalSign SSL certificate directly from us, you do NOT need to follow these
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If you’re a Pro or Ultra customer, you received a Wildcard SSL certificate from HostPapa included with your hosting package.
For more information,
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To properly test your new SSL certificate, open a browser and type your full domain name beginning with https://.
Example: https://www.hostpapa
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One of the many things you can do with an .htaccess file is force your site to use an HTTPS (SSL) connection, which encrypts the information that
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If the padlock icon isn't appearing on your site after the SSL certificate has been installed, there could be a coding issue in the <head>
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